Blizzard, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- February 13, 2:00 AM AST to February 14, 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 13 to 14, 1999
A very strong low pressure center of 944 mbs moved slowly from south of the Aleutian chain to west of the Pribilofs late on the 14th and then slowly weakened. In addition, wind gusts of 60 to 62 mph occurred at times at Gambell.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A very strong low pressure center of 944 mbs moved slowly from south of the Aleutian chain to west of the Pribilofs late on the 14th and then slowly weakened. In addition, wind gusts of 60 to 62 mph occurred at times at Gambell. Blizzard conditions occurred at:Zone 9: Gambell; Tin City.Zone 10: Hooper Bay; Cape Romanzof
Event by event
2 blizzard, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- February 13, 2:00 PM AST to February 14, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Yukon Delta
- When
- February 13, 11:00 PM AST to February 14, 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 13, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, February 13 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, February 13 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 13, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 13 to 14, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 13, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 13, 1999
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5682931, 5682933, 5682932.